By Sarah Turner, Sports editor As the weather begins to change, it’s time to shift our attention to Montevallo’s spring sports. Several key athletes will once again suit up in the purple and gold, with high expectations stretching from…
Clutch from the Cold: Ayla Ertekin delivers in…
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor The University of Montevallo women’s soccer team made history in 2024, stacking up a 14-6-3 record and one of the best the program has ever seen. They capped the year with a…
The College Football Edit: Rivalry Week Takeaways
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor The regular season is coming to a close in the world of college football, and teams with everything to play for laid their seasons on the line during the week…
Record Breaker, History Maker
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor Swimming is an unforgiving sport. Few athletes understand that better than Keara McGee, a senior on Montevallo’s women’s swim team. The countless early wakeups, the dry land sessions and pushing your body…
Cold months, hot starts: Previewing Montevallo’s winter sports
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor It’s about time for Montevallo’s winter athletes to start defrosting as the 2025–26 athletic season kicks into high gear. UM teams are poised for another year of standout performances and…
The portal problem: Is college football losing its…
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor My Saturdays usually involve flipping through channels in search of the best college football game of the day. A few weeks ago, I stumbled across the James Madison Dukes and…
From the Bricks to the Big League
By Sarah Turner, Sports editor In his final season as a Falcon in the spring of 2025, Adiel Melendez was one of the most dominant pitchers in the Gulf South Conference. He posted an ERA…
Falcon Baseball Gears Up for Fall with Eyes…
It’s that time of year again. Country music blaring from the speakers at Kermit A. Johnson Field signals the return of fall baseball at Montevallo. Every afternoon in the September heat, the Falcon baseball team…